“The breakthrough came when we stopped seeing HR as some kind of add-on committee and instead started embracing HR as a needed, strategic investment that’s helping us advance our vision and increase our ministry impact.”

As most of you know, I lead an intentionally multi-ethnic ministry called The Mentoring Alliance. This article gave me some good insight and I find it very helpful as I seek to understand the differences between our staff people. What do you think?

“Black believers are more likely to position their growth in Christ in the context of community and fellowship, while white Christians take a more individualized approach, according to a study released this week from Barna Research.”

“Gospel-grounded racial reconciliation begins with what Christ accomplished at the cross. He united one-time enemies to God and therefore to one another. He made the two one. Racial reconciliation begins, in other words, with the “indicative” of who we are in Christ. And then racial reconciliation shows itself in our love for the “other.” It flows from the Spirit-empowered obedience and demonstration of who we are in Christ. To define racial reconciliation as simply diversity, or to think that our churches are racially reconciled simply because they might be diverse, is misleading.”

After watching Simon Sinek’s video on Millennials in the Workplace a few weeks ago, I decided to try something new with my staff. We now leave all electronics, including phones and computers, in our offices during our weekly staff chapel and meeting. We haven’t done it for long, but I have enjoyed seeing how much more engaged our staff was with one another, instead of staring down at their phones. This article proves my point even more…

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A little introduction is necessary... I'm a follower of Jesus, husband to the most unbelievable woman on the planet, father to a handful of kids and President of The Mentoring Alliance. God's grace has changed me and justice for little ones drives me.Read More